The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-28
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THE RAILROADS.

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CHATTANOOGA special: The Memphis
and Charleston railroad Ia to be ex.
tended from Stevenson, Ala, its pres.
ent eastern terminue, to this city, a
distance OF forty.three miles. The en-.
gineers today located the line to Chat.
tsnooga, and decided to bridge the
Tennessee river, near the Citico fur
mace.
SPECIAL 10 the Times Democrat: The
first dirt was thrown here today on
the Louisiana North and South rail.
road. A large crowd from Claiborne
and Bienvilie parishes were present
One hundred teams will be put on
at once and the construction will be
pushed forward to completion Track
laying will follow the grading.
THE London Railway Gazette pub.
fishes q report OF the "Amalgamated
Society OF Railway Servants,"a union
incorporated substantially to benefit
widows and orphans and tupsran.
nuated railroad men. 1t hss nearly
10000 members and balance on
hand OF $2s per head. The receipts
last year we're $4,000 and the OK.
penditures $4,000. TIE association
invested $500 In testing new car.
couplers.
MISSISSIPPI CRY special to the
Times. Democrat; Track laying was
begun on the Gulf and Ship Island
railroad this morning, with twenty.
Eve men. They began at the junction
Of the Louisville and Nashville road,
about two and a half mills west OF
this place, and will proceed north.
ward. Tbs grading will be completed
10 Biloxi river by August 10tb, and II
Ia expected TO have the track laid to
that point by the LIST OF September,
and that by October lst the road will
be finished through this county, q
distance OF forty miles.
The settlement by the defendant,
says Rochester exchange, of the
suit OF Gen. q iinby against the Erie
for damages for delay, will be interest
Ing news 10 the travelling public In
general, and 10 thoss newspapers OF
New York and Canada and elfe where
In particular, which referred TO the
action 80 being without precedent.
The suit was brought 10 recover dam.
ages for alleged negligence Ia failing
to provide roadworthy engine to
convey the plaintiff TO New York city
10 take part In the exercises and cere-
monies attending the unwilling OF the
Bartholdl statue OF liberty, In October
last, 10 which he had recslved special
invitation. BY reason Of such alleged
negligence ths plaintiff failed to arrive
In New York city In time TO
take part In such exercises. The
action was prosecuted by Louis
A. Amsden 40 attorney for Gen. OUR.
by, and II was commended that the
Court OF Appeals In this State, long
since, In several caats against the late
Commodore Vanderbilt, established
the doctrine, which has never since
been disturbed, that railways are
bound to convey passengers with rea-
soaable speed and provide road worthy
engines and cars, and are liable 10
dameges resulting from fAilurJ TO do
80. IL was further commended In Gen.
Quinby's case thAt there was a special
contract 10 convey him 10 New York
for a particular purpose which II un-
dertook 10 perform, aad that The fail.
ure Of the company 10 carry out lie
part Of the contract entitled the plain
till not only TO damages for los OF time
and expenses incurred, but also for
disappointment Of mind.
TuU daHno hat tntaoutI.I I.a.
Stayner syndicate Ia rushing rapidly
down the other side Of tho hill, and
most likely II will reach the bottom
b. fore the week Ia out. A private dis
patch from New York 10 Third etfeet
banker laet evening gave II rs q fact
that the syndicate will In q very few
days be obliged 10 liquidate, and that
the bankers who have advanced
money on tho Cincinnati, Hamilton
aud Dayton and other securities OF the
syndicate are counting on raking the
collateral into their own pockets nj
less than the sum OF the loans. In
other words, the cllques have gotten
the Ives party In between the upper
and neither stones OF the Wall street
mill, and they propose 10 grind the
lfs, dollar out Of the syndica' e's 81 )int
pot" which also meana the bulk OF
the private fortunes Of Mr.. Ives and
bis followers. This syndicate started
out with Joint pot" OF n million OF
20 dollars OF individual contributions
10 acquire by stock purchase
and otherwise, principally other.
wige, several thousand miles OF rail.
way, and after merging them into one
van system 10 cement them together
with iseues upon Issues Of bonds
stocks and other evidences OF indebt
ednees and then 10, them 20 the way
OF the Wabash, N. Louis aud .PSclfic
while the syndicate would stand In {
secure place out Of the path Of the cy
clone Of indignation which would nat
urally be- expected from the fellow
who were left 10 hold the bsg ant
count and divide the profits accruln,
from the transaction. But as Oh,
venture nears the end II looks yer,
much a. though the syndicate haI
taken into liz confidence manlpula
tors who bad grown grey In that kline
Of service and who have lured Oh,
Ives people iuto their own trap irou
whence there 10 no avenue OF escap,
except through their own poke
books St Louis Republican.
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